London, 4th March 2020 – The Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB), founded by the Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) to facilitate the allocation and maintenance of International Securities Identification Numbers (ISINs), Classification of Financial Instrument codes (CFIs) and Financial Instrument Short Names (FISNs), for OTC derivatives, has today announced the 2020 industry consultation timeline, bringing […]
The Derivative Service Bureau is working with industry participants to publish best practice guidance that helps OTC derivatives data practitioners increasingly focus on data alignment Industry participants are increasingly focused on the importance of data standards due to the insights they stand to gain from capturing ‘clean’ data. As such, there has been a recent […]
The Derivatives Service Bureau invites you to observe proceedings of the first Technology Advisory Committee (TAC) meeting in 2020. The TAC supports the DSB Board on technology issues in order to align the DSB’s technology strategy with the needs of the markets it serves. More details about the Technology Advisory Committee are available here. Topic: […]
Published by: Malavika Solanki OTC ISIN creation activity held steady last month, with a 4% increase in the total number of OTC ISINs now available for use. While most headline data remained largely unchanged, there were a few notable exceptions at an instrument level, as listed here: More OTC ISINs created in Jan 2020 (than […]
2019 was a busy year for the DSB, as we continued to work with the industry in order to evolve in line with changing market needs. Indeed, collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. Serving over 4,000 users spanning almost 470 institutions, DSB assigned ISINs, CFIs and FISNs are now used in at […]
Published by Malavika Solanki OTC ISIN creation activity increased marginally in the final month of last year, with 5% more OTC derivative ISIN records having been created. ISIN creation activity rose at a consistent rate for the following instruments: Commodities: Forwards Credit: Corporate CDS Equity: Single Name Portfolio Swaps, Price Return Basic Performance Single Name […]
Published by Malavika Solanki OTC ISIN creation activity continued at the same pace as the prior month, with 6% more ISIN records added to the DSB database. As expected, the increase was driven entirely by the creation of new Rates ISINs following implementation of the Term of Contract changes in late September. If history is […]
Published by Malavika Solanki Overall OTC ISIN creation activity rose 1% in the month of October – driven primarily by Rates and a slight increase in the number of FX Forward ISINs. The data shows that Trading Venues created slightly more Credit OTC ISINs in October, with the Sell-side create activity higher for both Rates […]
ESMA Q&A published in September 2018 provided guidance on a number of matters, including a view on how RTS-23.Field34 (Delivery Type) was to be populated in order to ensure more consistent reporting for Interest Rate Swaps. Specifically, the Q&A noted that: “The value P – Physical is to be used when an interest rate swap […]
Published by Malavika Solanki A review of live trades in FIRDS as at month-end September 2019 shows a growing divergence between the number of live trades reported by MTFs, OTFs and SIs, for the first time since the start of the year. As the chart below shows, the three had been on a largely convergent […]
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